The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Sevier County District attorney announced Friday they will hold a press conference on the Sevier County Wildfires at Sevier County Court House at 3 p.m. Download the WATE 6 On Your Side News App for the latest updates on breaking news, weather, traffic and more.
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Sixty-seven percent of the active fires in the state were caused by arson, according to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. The State Forester's Office is offering $2,500 for a tip that leads to an arson arrest and conviction.
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The Sevier County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing man who has not been seen in two weeks. Timothy Lee Spradlin, 55, from Seymour, was last seen on September 13 and his current whereabouts are unknown.
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As election day draws near, signs are popping up all over East Tennessee. While there is always plenty of back and forth between supporters over the issues, some people are also dealing with a different political concern.
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Sevier County man was arrested after a teenager claims she received sexual text messages from a former music leader at Dripping Springs Baptist Church in Seymour. Investigators believe John Leslie Steger, 35, sent a 15-year-old girl multiple text messages starting around April 29 to July 30. The two met while Steger was a leader for a church choir.
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A 15-year-old boy is recovering after he says he was run off the road while riding a motorcycle in the Blount County section of Seymour. A crash report from the Blount County Sheriff's Office states Kobe McGinnis was going north on Jeffries Hollow Road just before 6 p.m. Tuesday when he veered off the side of the road and into a ditch.
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More legislation to help get wine in grocery stores on July 1 is moving forward. If they apply for a license, grocery stores in Tennessee should be able to start selling wine on July 1, but the way the law is currently written they will not be able to start ordering that wine until that day pushing back the sales potentially several weeks.
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Sevierville Police Department arrested Wentao Wang, 35, Wednesday at Raindrops Salon and Massage, locate at 923 Dolly Parton Parkway after a state investigator found Wang was operating without a massage license. The reporting officer said Wang "suddenly forgot how to speak English, which she spoke to the investigator before knowing who he was."
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